Opening Prayer:
Lord
Jesus, help me to truly abide in you. Today and every day. Amen.
Scripture: John 15:4-5
Journal: What has abiding in Christ produced in you lately? How is that helping you to be his presence to
the world?
Reflection:
Within yourselves you have made a room, a secluded
space. You have built it by prayer—the Jesus Prayer or whatever prayer
you have found profitable. You should be more aware of God than of anyone
else, because you are carrying within you this utterly quiet and silent
chamber. Because you are more aware of God, because you have been called
to listen in your inner silence, you can bring God to the street, the party,
the meeting, in a very special and powerful way. The power is God's but
you have contributed yourself. God has asked you and chosen you to be the
carrier of that silent place within yourself.
In a manner of speaking, nothing has changed in your daily schedule. So you attend all the meetings as before, knowing in deep faith and its accompanying darkness that you are bringing Christ, the Christ who prayed to his Father all night, alone on the mountain. You bring the Christ who stole away from the crowds to pray. You are now carrying him back to the crowds. So you should be "with" the crowds. ~Catherine de Hueck Doherty
In a manner of speaking, nothing has changed in your daily schedule. So you attend all the meetings as before, knowing in deep faith and its accompanying darkness that you are bringing Christ, the Christ who prayed to his Father all night, alone on the mountain. You bring the Christ who stole away from the crowds to pray. You are now carrying him back to the crowds. So you should be "with" the crowds. ~Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, grow your good fruit in me these
days, that people in my life and world might taste and see that you are good. Amen.
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